Sufflate

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To inflate; to blow up. archaic, transitive

Synonyms

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add toaggrandizeamplifyaugmentbloatblow up

Etymology

From Latin sufflare, from sub- + flare (“to blow”).

Related phrases

blow up

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